The baby boom
Subtitle: Americans aged 35 to 54
By: by Cheryl Russell.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: The American generations series
Publisher: New Strategist Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Ithaca, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Baby boom generation -- United States -- Statistics.; Baby boom generation -- United States -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.; Consumers -- United States -- Statistics.; Consumer behavior -- United States -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Other titles: Americans aged 35 to 54
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 361-362) and index.
Most of the tables are based on data collected and published by the federal government, in particular the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, and the National Center for Health Statistics.  Most of the tables in the Attitudes and Behavior chapter are based on data from the General Social Survey of the University of Chicago's National Opinion Research Center.
Table of contents: title: Attitudes & behavior. Highlights -- Boomer outlook positive -- Many people aged 35 to 54 are wary of others -- Lifestyles have changed -- Middle-aged most likely to live in suburbs -- Many boomers must cope with traumas -- Most boomers are happily married -- Many boomer couples share control of finances -- Many are confident in their financial preparation for retirement -- Middle-aged have the least time for TV -- Most boomers believe in god without a doubt -- Privacy is threatened by computers -- American electorate highly cynical of politics -- Volunteering peaks among boomers -- Arts are important to boomers -- Education. Highlights -- Boomer men are most educated -- Most boomer women have college experience -- White men are twice as likely to be college graduates -- Hispanic women lag in educational attainment -- Nearly 3 million boomers still in school -- Most college students aged 35 to 54 attend school part-time -- Adult education is popular among boomers -- Health. Highlights -- Middle aged feel better than ever -- Women are more likely to eat yogurt than men -- Most 30-to-49-year-olds eat out daily -- Taste and convenience more important than health benefits -- Few boomers are still having children -- Boomer men exercise more than women -- Walking is the most popular recreational activity -- Boomers more likely to drink than smoke -- Many in middle-age lack health insurance -- Boomers less confident in medicine -- Aches and pains are the biggest problems -- Acute conditions less likely in middle-age -- Chronic conditions emerge in middle-age -- Middle-aged account for about half of health care visits -- One in four 45-to-54-year-olds is disabled -- Causes of death shift in middle-age -- Income. Highlights -- Boomer incomes still below record -- Fiftysomethings have highest incomes --Black and Hispanic household incomes well below average -- Married couples are most affluent -- Incomes down for boomer men -- Incomes of boomer women have soared -- Men’s incomes peak at aged 50 to 54 -- Incomes of women peak in the 45-to-49 age group -- Earnings soar with education -- Self-employment most common among 45-to-64-year-olds -- Poverty unlikely among middle-aged -- Labor force. Highlights -- Most men and women aged 35 to 54 work -- Boomers are 48 percent of nation’s workers -- White men have highest labor force rate -- Hispanic women have the lowest participation rate -- Most couples are dual-earners -- Workers aged 35 to 54 dominate the labor force -- Boomers are less likely to be part-time workers -- Few boomers are self-employed -- Job tenure of men is down -- Independent contracting appeals to many -- More people are working at home -- Fewer men aged 35 to 44 in labor force of 2006 -- Living arrangements. Highlights -- Most boomer households are headed by married couples -- Couples dominate White and Hispanic households -- Baby-boom households are crowded -- Half the boomer households include children under age 18 -- Many boomers have grown children at home -- Most couples have at least two children -- Single-parent families are small -- Few boomers live alone -- Most boomer men live with a spouse -- Living arrangements of boomer women vary little by age -- Most boomers are married -- Black boomers most likely to be single -- Population. Highlights -- Thirty percent of Americans are between 35 and 54 years old -- Number of 35-to-54-year-olds will rise to 84 million by 2005 -- Middle-aged are less diverse than young adults -- Lopsided growth projected for 35-to-54-year-olds -- Some states will see no growth in middle-aged -- Some states are much more diverse than others -- Few people in their fifties move -- Boomers will move south and west -- Spending. Highlights -- Spending in 1997 still below 1990 level -- Householders aged 35 to 44 spend more than the average household -- Householders aged 45 to 54 spend the most -- Wealth. Highlights -- Net worth rises with age -- Boomers have limited financial assets -- Value of nonfinancial assets peaks among older boomers -- Boomers have more debt than most -- Most boomers are homeowners -- Pensions cover about one-half of middle-aged workers.